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Outdoor photograph of a group digging red earth at a construction site beside a single-storey red building with a green corrugated metal roof and a flagpole. Several people in orange or saffron robes and several in white clothes dig with spades and shovels in a trench. A pile of grey stone blocks and rubble lies behind them, with palm trees and a power line overhead. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot watching the work. The scene suggests ashram temple construction labour.

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A group of about a dozen men and boys digs a sandy pit on a dirt ground in front of a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof and a tall flagpole with a red flag. Several in saffron/orange robes, including a shaved-headed man in the left foreground with an orange shawl, and others in white dhotis and shirts, use spades and shovels to turn soil. Piles of broken stone, bricks and timber lie to the left, with palm trees and buildings behind. The scene reflects groundwork for temple construction at the ashram. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the shaved-headed man in orange is a priest or devotee.2006-11-20Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees digging and clearing red-brown earth at a construction site, apparently for a temple foundation. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear saffron/orange robes with orange cloths tied at the waist. Some carry shovels and digging tools; one man in orange with a shaved head works with a pick, and a bare-chested man in white crouches at right with a trowel. Behind them are a low concrete wall, a tree line and a utility pole with a floodlight. A small orange-robed figure in the lower left foreground watches the work. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the people are ashram devotees and brahmacharis performing seva.2006-11-20Outdoor construction-site scene at an ashram: a large square pit with concrete rim dug into dirt ground, with a bamboo ladder and a man in orange robes crouched at its edge. Around it, roughly two dozen people in orange and white garments work with buckets, pans and shovels, some with shaved heads, women in orange saris and men in white kurtas. Orange marigold petals are scattered on the concrete rim. Behind, piles of rubble, palm trees and a red-brick building with a green metal roof and a small flag stand under hazy sky. A man in a green checked lungi stands near the pit. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person candidate is present.2006-11-20Outdoor construction site with deep excavated trenches and piles of red-brown earth. Many people in orange and white clothing stand and walk among the mounds: saffron-robed figures and white-clad devotees, with a few men in work clothes shovelling soil in the foreground, one wearing a teal cap and another a blue shirt. A blue plastic drum, a metal basin and pipes sit in the pit. Palm and leafy trees, a small pink building, a white car and a tall lamp post frame the background under a pale sky. +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor construction site with reddish-brown soil piled in mounds. Several people in saffron-orange robes with red borders dig with pickaxes and shovels, some bending low to strike the ground. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands among them, and another in a white shirt works at the front with a pickaxe. Behind them are a concrete wall and stone blocks, with a woman in a white sari and a woman in a pink-and-white patterned sari nearby. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2006-12-09A dusty outdoor construction site with red-brown earth mounds under a clear pale sky, trees and a low stone wall behind. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a pink border leans forward, holding a long-handled digging tool into the soil. To the right, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands with bare arms and gold bracelets, and others in white and orange work nearby. Several workers in white and orange are bent over digging, and a woman in orange with long dark hair sits on the left beside a small pot.2006-12-09Outdoor photo of several people digging red-brown earth on a bare dirt ground at an ashram site, with a construction-work atmosphere. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain drives a long-handled spade into the soil. A woman in a white sari and a second woman in orange stand bending and shovelling nearby, and a woman in white holds a flat shovel. At the right edge, a person in white with an orange shawl works with a handled spade, while a bald man in orange stands in the background. Small buildings, palm trees and a wooden plank lie behind and beside the group, and a metal basin sits on the ground.2006-11-20Outdoor temple construction site with bare red earth, palm trees and green trees under a clear sky. Many people work on foundations: men and women in white clothing and saffron-orange robes carry baskets and tools, and several saffron-robed figures stand near wooden formwork frames set into the ground. A long-haired person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right, with a blue cloth behind them. A woman with a long braid in a white sari stands in the foreground facing the work. Concrete blocks and a boundary wall stand in the background.2006-12-09A construction site at an ashram with raw red-brown earth mounds and rebar stakes in the foreground. Roughly two dozen people in white dhotis and white or light garments walk among the mounds, with several wearing orange or saffron shawls and robes. Behind them are stacked stone blocks, a low brick building with a tin roof, palm trees and dense green trees under hazy morning light. A silver SUV is parked at the left edge. Some people are in the middle distance, and a few are closer, near a green pipe at the lower right.2006-12-12Outdoor photo of devotees clearing and digging earth at a construction site with a low block wall and tall trees behind. Many people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis or white saris work with shovels, hoes and wooden planks among scattered rubble and sticks. A white-haired man on the right wears a saffron robe and glasses and stands near a woman in orange who holds a tool. Other people in white clothing watch or assist, and a plastic chair and buckets sit at the edge of the site.2006-11-20December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12